1. D IRECTED STUDY SENIOR INFO Please find a seat nearest the stage and wait quietly for the meeting to start.

2. L OTS TO DO ! We hope that you are all enjoying “Senior Status” here at CIHS. We have a few things that you need to be aware of, so please pay close attention to the following slides.

3. D OLLARS FOR S CHOLARS Once you have completed your profile, you must apply to each scholarship you match to. You can do this by hitting the “Click Here” button under the “My Scholarships” heading on your Dollars for Scholars dashboard. You will be prompted to answer a series of filtering questions. These are yes/no questions. Once you answer all of the questions listed, you will then see a list of the scholarships you match to. Apply individually to each scholarship, paying special attention to the scholarships that require you to answer additional questions.

4. D OLLARS FOR S CHOLARS ( CONT.) Be sure to apply to these scholarships BEFORE APRIL 1, 2016. The applications close and you will not be able to access scholarships after this time. See the following four slides for a step-by-step guide for applying to scholarships.

5. S TEP 1: BEGIN APPLYING

6. S TEP 2: A NSWER QUESTIONS

7. S TEP 3: ADDITIONAL INFO AND SUBMISSION

8. S TEP 4: RETURN TO PAGE IF NEEDED

9. C AREER C ENTER S CHOLARSHIPS **Remember to stop by the Career Center and check out the Scholarship Bin for more local and national scholarships. These are also found on the Career Center website: http://www.cambridge.k12.mn.us/~careerctr/ Program Cover Contest Isanti PTO Kaleidoscope Review American Legion

10. S ENIOR I NTERVIEWS It is a requirement for graduation that every senior meet with their Career Advisor for a senior exit interview. If you have already completed yours, good work! If you have not, please contact your Advisor ASAP to get on the schedule. We do recommend that a parent or guardian attend, though it is not required that they do so. Students with last names A-K need to contact Staci Kuhnke@ 763-689-6025 Students with last names L-Z need to contact Thia Kampa @ 763-689-6026

11. S ELECTIVE S ERVICE It is a law that virtually all male students MUST sign up for Selective Service within 30 days of their 18 th birthday. This can be done online at www.sss.gov. If you have questions or want more information, stop by the Career Center.

12. T HANK YOU ! This PowerPoint presentation will be available after today on the Career Center website. Please find all of the resources we have posted there and continue to contact us with questions. Congratulations, Seniors!!!